For whatever reason, writing has gotten a lot harder than it was at the beginning. That’s why my story stopped dead in the water. I don’t know if anybody cares about my work or ever did, but the good news is I didn’t actually start this to impress anybody. I just started Wishes of Mana because I wanted to READ it myself. To anybody who DOES care though, and is disappointed that my updates stopped, I’ve got a confession to make:

I’ve actually got more chapters. They’re done. They sound really good and I’ve polished them twice over. The reason I haven’t shared them though is that they’re part of a huge story arc that appeared out of nowhere, and I wanted to get the entire thing done before I started uploading. Editing older chapters sometimes becomes necessary as I go along (ch8 got changed btw!), and it’s easier to edit my work if I haven’t posted it yet.

I’m not happy with how long it’s taking me to get content put out though, especially with how much more is left. I don’t like neglecting my account like this. So here’s the deal: I’m going to post one chapter tomorrow. It’s a good one, and contains my favorite conversation so far out of the entire book. And then from now on, I’ll be posting a new chapter on the first friday (Flammie Friday!) of each month. That’ll last me a good while, and I figure if I can’t get another chapter out each month then I should probably re-evaluate.

To those few of you who HAVE taken any interest in me, thank you! Every single comment and favorite gets my full attention and really makes my day. I hope to prove capable of deserving it.